Earthquake

Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake Awakens Bay Area Californians

By Madeleine Carlisle

Watch: California Hit by 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake

By Tara Law

A Strong Earthquake Turned a High-Powered Telescope Into a Seismograph

By Jeffrey Kluger

Amid the Ruins of Sulawesi, Earthquake Survivors Take Stock

By Feliz Solomon / Palu
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North Korea May Have Damaged Nuclear Testing Site

A small quake was detected early on Friday near North Korea's nuclear test site, the latest shock since the Sept 3 test.

By Christine Kim / Reuters

Is the U.S. Overdue for a Catastrophic Earthquake? These Cities Are Most at Risk

The likelihood of a massive earthquake in the United States within our lifetimes is high. And it's not just the West Coast that's at risk

By Mahita Gajanan

225 Killed As Earthquake Rocks Mexico City

A first-hand account of the destruction

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

This New Zealand Radio Presenter Stayed on Air During an Earthquake

"We are undergoing a fairly dense earthquake at the moment"

By Suyin Haynes

Second Powerful Quake Hits New Zealand

Second quake comes after multiple powerful aftershocks

By Kevin Lui

Shock and Silence in the Rubble of Amatrice

Italian photographer Giuseppe Carotenuto in the hardest-hit town after the earthquake

By Andrew Katz

Italy Earthquake: 10-Year-Old Girl Rescued From Rubble

Rescuers cheered as they pulled her from under the buildings

By Abigail Abrams

Rescuers Search for Survivors

A 10-year-old girl was pulled out alive from the rubble late Wednesday

By Rishi Iyengar

See the Aftermath of the Earthquake in Italy

The quake killed at least 73 people

By Marisa Gertz

Why Italy Is So Prone to Earthquakes

Italy is close to the fault line between two of the Earth's major tectonic plates

By Kate Samuelson

Central Italian Town 'Isn't Here Anymore' After Earthquake

Amatrice was among the hardest-hit towns

By Andrew Katz

Everything We Know About the Earthquake in Central Italy

At least 247 people were killed following the 6.2-magnitude quake this morning

By Kate Samuelson

San Andreas Fault 'Locked and Loaded'

“The springs on the San Andreas system have been wound very, very tight"

By Simon Lewis

How Nepali Women Are Doing a Year After the Earthquake

'I am amazed by the level of inner strength of the common Nepali people, especially the women'

By Stella Paul / World Pulse

This Week's Quakes Are Exceptional but Unrelated

Experts say this has been an exceptional week for the earthquake-prone zone known as the Ring of Fire, but it isn't indicative of greater disasters to come

By Rishi Iyengar

Witness the Vast Destruction of the Ecuador Earthquake

At least 233 people were killed and hundreds more were injured after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit the country

By TIME Photo
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